The body camera on the officer who fired the fatal shot was not working, so the actual shooting is not captured, but videos from other officers’ cameras captured events leading up it as well as the immediate aftermath, and you can hear the gunfire.

According to The Chicago Tribune, “The city’s use of force policy explicitly bars police from shooting into a car when the vehicle represents the only danger.”

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If this is the case, that's pretty cut-and-dry, no? At least for the officers that fired at the vehicle as it passed by (also looked like the cop in the first video demonstrated poor muzzle discipline, almost caught his partner in a crossfire).

Looks like people are going to be touting "unarmed", but are we really going to forget that dude stole a vehicle, crashed into 3 police units, and nearly ran down an officer in attempting to flee? I'm not saying he deserved to be killed (and I know me saying that makes it seem like I am saying that even more), but do you know who has an almost infinitely higher chance of not getting killed? Someone who doesn't steal a Jaguar and run into 3 police cruisers and nearly hit a cop with the car while fleeing.

Though it is interesting to note that in the first bodycam video, guy turns into the backyard just as one cop (the shooter?) gives the guy on the ground a swift kick accompanied by "you fucking shoot at us?" Then a few seconds later the same cop asks "He shot at us, right?"

been there, done that, didn't get shot. aren't they supposed to let people who flee in cars go these days? It's not that hard to track him without shooting up the neighborhood. lay back and let him roll through and radio ahead for cars/chopper/whatever to follow.

been there, done that, didn't get shot. aren't they supposed to let people who flee in cars go these days? It's not that hard to track him without shooting up the neighborhood. lay back and let him roll through and radio ahead for cars/chopper/whatever to follow.

Come on, dude. 1:13 of the second bodycam video: guy very, very nearly hits an officer while fleeing, then gets into a head-on collision with another cruiser.

I questioned that officers decision to get out of the car there. The offender appeared he was more concerned with breaking the road block than running down the officer. Also at that point guns were going off, he has no choice but to get out of there. Also police fired probably 30 times at 5 or 6 different locations.

Was he unarmed? The police shot so many times, everyone of them thought they were under fire from their own gunshots.

I questioned that officers decision to get out of the car there. The offender appeared he was more concerned with breaking the road block than running down the officer. Also at that point guns were going off, he has no choice but to get out of there. Also police fired probably 30 times at 5 or 6 different locations.

Was he unarmed? The police shot so many times, everyone of them thought they were under fire from their own gunshots.

He was driving a deadly weapon.

I kind of agree with what you're saying. This certainly shouldn't have the same effect with the public as the McDonald shooting. That kid just looked like he was whacked out on drugs and the cops assassinated him. The problem is these cop shootings seem to be epidemic. Also, I've heard in this case from a cop I know that there are tapes that haven't been released that show cops doing celebration dances and saying shit like, "WE GOT HIM!" and laughing. That ain't gonna go over so well.

I was expecting Paul O'Neal to be white and maybe wearing a Yankees cap when I started watching. Figured it was some suburban kid meffed out, tooling around in daddy's jag.

Not starting at 1:18 when he is running on foot. More than half of the shots came after that point.

the police escalated by attempting to box the car in and basically forcing him to ram a police car.

but the police escalated by attempting to box the car in and basically forcing him to ram a police car.

Isn't protocol not to engage a stolen car for this exact scenario?

They forced him to ram into a police car!

Come on, man.

Does anyone think the way to fix the problem is to remove firearms from patrolling police? Just allow SWAT or specialized units to be heavily armed and only provide street officers with non-deadly weapons (pepper spray, taser, ect).

Maybe he stood there with his hands up, back to the cops and the cop shot him anyway?

According to the Trib, firing into the vehicle was ostensibly against procedure laid out by CPD. I don't know if the almost-running down of a cop changes that. I don't think roadblocks are against procedure or can in any reasonable interpretation be labeled as "escalating".